California Code of Regulations
Title 15 - Crime Prevention and Corrections
Division 8 - California Prison Industry Authority
Chapter 1 - Rules and Regulations of California Prison Industry Authority
Article 3 - CALPIA Incarcerated Individual Work, Training, and Education
Section 8004.1 - CALPIA Incarcerated Individuals Worker Hiring Standards and Requirements

(a) CALPIA must fill vacant job/training positions based on the following standards:

(b) Incarcerated individuals must meet a minimum intake requirement of two (2) years and a maximum of five (5) years from their earliest possible release date (EPRD), on the date of application for all CALPIA assignments or apprenticeship/training positions.

(c) On the date of application, incarcerated individuals assigned from the following locations may utilize an alternate intake requirement of a minimum of two months and a maximum of 60 months from their earliest EPRD.

(d) Incarcerated individuals must meet the minimum qualifications to perform the essential job functions.

(e) Incarcerated individuals with qualified learning disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), as defined in Section 8000, and who have complied with CCR, Title 15, Division 3, Section 3085, may be accommodated with an exemption to 8004.1(d) unless the accommodation would result in financial or administrative burden, or unsafe working conditions for CALPIA.

(f) Prior to using any of the above alternate intake requirements, a written waiver of authorization must be obtained annually by the Warden at each institution/facility from the CALPIA General Manager in coordination with the CALPIA Administrator/Lead Manager at each specific enterprise.

(g) Within two years of initial CALPIA assignment, CALPIA incarcerated individual workers must complete a General Education Diploma (GED), high school diploma, or Certificate of Attendance and Participation (CAP) unless that is not feasible due to disabling conditions documented in the incarcerated individual's C-File, in which case the incarcerated individual worker must be concurrently enrolled in classes to obtain a GED, high school diploma, or CAP while in a work assignment with CALPIA.

(h) CALPIA incarcerated individual workers must remain in their current skill level, as specified in Section 8006(d)(1), while completing a GED or high school diploma and must not be allowed to promote to a higher pay skill level until this educational requirement is satisfied.